Temple of Tien La - The ancient temple of Thai Binh region

Vietnam - the land of journeys. Have you checked in at all the famous landmarks of Vietnam yet? If not, then come to Tien La Temple, a place that will give you extraordinary spiritual travel experiences. Visiting Tien La Temple in Thai Binh, you will feel the ancient architecture along with the unique festivals here. Let's explore the highlights of this ancient temple with Traveloka!

Some information about Tien La Temple:
Tien La Temple is located in Tien La village, Doan Hung commune, Hung Ha district of Thai Binh province. This place still preserves the memory of an outstanding female general named Vu Thi Thuc (17 - 43), also known as Thuc Nuong - a famous general during the Hai Ba Trung uprising in 40 AD, with her abilities she was honored as "Dong Nhung Dai Tuong Quan". This is a temple built by the people to worship the Eight Generals (Generals who saved the people - also known as Bat Nan or Bat Nao).

However, later on, the troops of Hai Ba Trung suffered a heavy defeat when the Han dynasty sent Ma Yuan to invade our country. In 43 AD, in the final battle, the female general Bat Nan and her soldiers sacrificed themselves. The people, in mourning, erected a temple to commemorate her merits. In 1986, Tien La Temple was recognized as a national historical site. Nowadays, the temple is considered a symbol of Thai Binh province.

When to visit Tien La Temple?
Thai Binh is a province located in the northern region of our country, known for its vast rice fields and peaceful countryside. Besides the rainy and sunny seasons, Thai Binh also experiences cool weather in the late months of the year in the North. Each season, Thai Binh has its own beauty in nature and culture, surely bringing you the most wonderful experiences.

The best time to travel to Thai Binh is from late December to May every year. Traveling to Thai Binh during this time, you can admire the golden rice season on the vast fields. Not only that, you can also witness the pristine beauty of the sea in this area.

How to get to Tien La Temple, Thai Binh?
Traveling from the Northern region:
Thai Binh is a province in the Northern region, so you can easily get here from neighboring provinces. From Hanoi, you can choose to travel by motorbike or bus, as the road to Thai Binh is the national highway, making it easy for you to have a trip down here. Moreover, traveling from Hai Phong or Hai Duong is also easy and convenient.

Tien La Temple is 31 km away from the center of Thai Binh city in the Northwest direction. Therefore, when traveling to Tien La Temple in Thai Binh by motorbike, you should prepare in advance for the route to facilitate your travel.

Special features of Tien La Temple:
Admire the architectural construction:
Tien La Temple is located in Tien La village, Thai Binh province, covering an area of about 6000 m2. The front of Tien La Temple faces the Tien Hung River. After several renovations, the temple now has a large and beautiful scale. The entire temple follows the "Front first - Rear later" structure, with ancient styles expressed from the columns, beams, curved roofs resembling flying dragons, or the shape of the Double Dragon holding the Moon.

Tien La Temple has three main palaces: Dai Bai (Front altar), Trung te (Middle altar), and Hau dien or Hau Cung (Rear Palace). Before entering the gate is Tam quan ngoai (Outer Three Gates), entering the temple courtyard is Tam quan noi (Inner Three Gates), and on both sides are Lady's House and Gentleman's House.

Continuing inside the temple, you will reach Dai Bai, which is divided into 5 different sections, the interior is made of wood and carved with patterns of the Four Supernatural Creatures "Dragon - Unicorn - Turtle - Phoenix" interspersed with images of the Four Gentleman or Four Graces "Plum - Orchid - Bamboo - Chrysanthemum". Here, there are also large portraits praising Trung Vuong and the merits, talents, and virtues of the female general Bat Nan.

Next is the Middle altar of Tien La Temple, built in the "ancient stacked candlestick" architectural style. The special thing here is that all building materials are made of stone such as columns, beams, rafters... The carved images are very sophisticated, including 4 main columns carved with the images of the Four Supernatural Creatures, 12 secondary columns carved with Dragon patterns, 8 rafters carved with the images of the Four Supernatural Creatures and the Four Gentleman, the remaining stone column ribs carved with floral bands and characters.

Going deeper into Tien La Temple, you will reach the Hau Cung, which is built of wood, consisting of 3 sections: in the middle is an altar, on top of which is a statue of Bat Nan General, surrounded by altars for her generals; the left section worships her paternal ancestors, and the right section worships her maternal ancestors. Above the roof of the Hau Cung hangs a board with four words: "Van Co Anh Linh" meaning eternal gratitude for the merits of the Bat Nan General and her soldiers for the country and the people.

With the ancient architecture and the merits of the female general Bat Nan worshiped at Tien La Temple, it will surely be a unique point that you should not miss when visiting here. Come and commemorate the merits of the generals who fought for the country in the first uprising after the Christian era.

Tien La Temple Festival:
The Tien La Temple Festival takes place from the 10th to the 20th of March in the lunar calendar every year. The festival attracts many tourists to come and commemorate the merits of the Bat Nan General and the Hai Ba Trung uprising. The main festival day is on the 17th, coinciding with the death anniversary of the Bat Nan General (17/3/43).

The Tien La Temple Festival in Thai Binh is meticulously organized by the people of Tien La village and Thai Binh province, including ceremonial rituals and festival activities such as cultural and artistic activities, sports such as processions, water procession, drum beating, cockfighting, wrestling, dragon dance, lion dance... In addition, artistic troupes from Thai Binh province and neighboring provinces also come to perform outstanding plays such as Quan Am Thi Kinh, Luu Binh - Duong Le... or even the cai luong play of Mê Linh Drum Sound.

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